Written Question·Treasury·UIN 109606

Pensioners: Self-assessment

Tabled: 29 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Dr Luke Evans

ConservativeHinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to ensure that pensioners are not required to file self-assessment tax returns for small amounts after the new state pension exceeds the tax-free allowance in 2027.

Answer

Torsten Bell
Pensioners whose sole income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments will not pay income tax in 2026-27.At Budget 2025, the Government announced that it will ease the administrative burden for pensioners whose sole income is the basic or ...

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